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Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Pale-browed Tinamou Crypturellus transfasciatus NT resident 2003 common A1, A2, A3
Rufous-headed Chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera VU resident 2003 frequent A1, A2, A3
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris VU resident 2003 rare A1, A2, A3
Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Scrub Nightjar Nyctidromus anthonyi LC resident 2003 common A2
Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura LC resident 2003 rare A2, A3
Little Woodstar Chaetocercus bombus NT resident 2003 common A1
Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi VU resident 2003 frequent A1, A2, A3
Grey-backed Hawk Pseudastur occidentalis VU resident 2003 common A1, A2
Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri LC resident 2003 rare A2, A3
Grey-cheeked Parakeet Brotogeris pyrrhoptera VU resident 2003 rare A1, A2, A3
Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys NT resident 2003 frequent A1, A2, A3
Collared Antshrike Thamnophilus bernardi LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Elegant Crescentchest Melanopareia elegans LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Watkins's Antpitta Grallaria watkinsi NT resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus LC resident 2003 common A3
Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner Clibanornis erythrocephalus NT resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys VU resident 2003 present A1, A2, A3
Necklaced Spinetail Synallaxis stictothorax LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Pacific Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus occidentalis NT resident 2003 rare A1, A2, A3
Slaty Becard Pachyramphus spodiurus VU resident 2003 rare A1, A2, A3
Pacific Elaenia Myiopagis subplacens LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Grey-and-white Tyrannulet Pseudelaenia leucospodia LC resident 2003 present A2, A3
Grey-breasted Flycatcher Lathrotriccus griseipectus LC resident 2003 frequent A1, A2, A3
Ochraceous Attila Attila torridus NT resident 2003 rare A1
Baird's Flycatcher Myiodynastes bairdii LC resident 2003 rare A2, A3
Sooty-crowned Flycatcher Myiarchus phaeocephalus LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
White-tailed Jay Cyanocorax mystacalis LC resident 2003 rare A2, A3
Superciliated Wren Cantorchilus superciliaris LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris LC resident 2003 uncommon A2, A3
Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Saffron Siskin Spinus siemiradzkii LC resident 2003 rare A1, A2, A3
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
White-edged Oriole Icterus graceannae LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3
Grey-and-gold Warbler Myiothlypis fraseri LC resident 2003 common A2, A3
Crimson-breasted Finch Rhodospingus cruentus LC resident 2003 frequent A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1994 Cordillera de Chongón-Colonche Protected Forest 100
1996 Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta Forest Reserve 50

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Urban parks and gardens, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground major (>10)
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical deciduous forest major (>10)
Grassland Second-growth or grazed grasslands minor (<10)
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland) Rivers, Streams minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
water management major (>10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)
agriculture minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-ecológica-comunal-loma-alta-iba-ecuador on 23/11/2024.